2B-Beginning of the Roman Empire

In 27 B.C, the Senate awarded Octavian the title of ________, a fitting title in view of his power.

• Augustus

• Caesar

• Imperator

• Princeps

A legion was a military unit of about how many troops?

• 1,000

• 3,000

• 5,000

• 10,000

Who were the first four emperors after Augustus?

• Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero

• Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius, Commodus

• Trajan, Domitian, Nerva, Hadrian

• Vespasian, Titus, Domitian, Nerva

Who were the five good emperors mentioned in the passage?

• Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius

• Augustus, Tiberius, Claudius, Caligula, Nero

• Constantine, Julian, Theodosius, Valentinian I, Marcian

• Diocletian, Maximian, Galerius, Constantius, Constantine

The Pax Romana was

• A period of relative peace and stability in the Roman Empire

• An ancient war between Rome and Carthage

• A trading revolution in Rome

• A festival celebrating Roman gods

Who realized that the Roman Empire was too large to be easily governed?

• Diocletian

• Augustus

• Julius Caesar

• Trajan

(The) __________ Wall was built to keep the Picts and the Scots out of northern Britain.

• Hadrian's Wall

• Antonine Wall

• Berlin Wall

• Great Wall of China

By the end of the second century, it became apparent that the Roman Empire

• had reached a state of equilibrium.

• was showing signs of decline.

• achieved complete stability.

What did the emperor Caracalla grant in A.D. 212?

• The emperor Caracalla granted Roman citizenship to all free inhabitants of the Roman Empire in A.D. 212.

• The emperor Caracalla provided a free grain supply to the citizens of Rome.

• The emperor Caracalla established a reform in the military hierarchy of the Empire.

• The emperor Caracalla declared a new tax system across the Roman provinces.

Roman Empire's primary languages, _________ and _______, spread through conquest, colonization, and cultural assimilation.

• Latin and Greek

• Latin and Italian

• Greek and Italian

• Latin and French